LA VERNIA, Texas – Students in the La Vernia Independent School District are back for another year of school. Doors have opened for La Vernia Primary School as students get ready for another year of four-day school weeks. The school year will look like this: 800 kids enrolled 12 classes for every grade Four-day school … Read more
NEW YORK – In recent years the movie industry has gone through the streaming revolution, the pandemic, labor strikes and “Barbenheimer.” But after countless upheavals in Hollywood, you’re still more than twice as likely to see male speaking characters in theatrical releases than you are female ones. Just 32% of speaking characters in the top … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – As a way to keep young travelers busy while they wait to board their plane, the San Antonio International Airport has created a Loteria card game to help pass the time. The airport’s version has travel-related pictures of what you might see while waiting for a flight: a pilot, a security dog, … Read more
PARIS – NBC announcer Leigh Diffey said “I got it wrong” on his botched Paris Olympics call that incorrectly identified Kishane Thompson of Jamaica as winner of the 100 meters. The race was a photo finish and went to American sprinter Noah Lyles. Diffey, NBC’s regular play-by-play announcer for IndyCar who is calling his sixth … Read more
While some in the crowd offered support during the routines, many told others to quiet, making a typically boisterous atmosphere sound more like a golf tournament. PARIS, France — An unusually quiet arena may have played a factor in a shaky balance beam final for Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and a handful of other event finalists Monday. Biles, … Read more
The large number of celebrities at the gymnastics venue sometimes gave the impression that the Cannes film festival was going on at the Bercy Arena. PARIS, France — It was the final chance to watch Simone Biles at the Paris Olympics, and Tom Brady seized it. Like so many top athletes and A-list celebrities before him, the former … Read more
Meredith Portillo was off duty when she, and two passengers, were hit by a vehicle driving in the wrong direction along Interstate 37. BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — Funeral services have been set for the 20-year-old Bexar County Deputy who was killed in a wrong-way crash back in July. Meredith Portillo was off duty when she, … Read more